Polly here from the Pieces by Polly blog to share my favorite new Cuddle® quilt design. I hope you’ll love this Disappearing-Nine-Patch quilt as much as I do. It’s so fast and easy to sew together, I was able to put it together in a single day.

Paired with an asymmetrical body pillow, this deep purple is perfect for the dorm room this quilt is headed to and will be in style all year.

Cut your fabric into 10″ squares. You’ll need a total of 16 purple squares, 16 white squares, and 4 black squares. Arrange in (four) 9-patch blocks. The four corners should be colored. Be sure that matching pairs go in opposite corners and that the . The center square black, and remaining four squares white. Stitch together with 1/2 seam allowance.

Cut in half from side to side and top to bottom. This is easiest done with a rotary cutter and ruler. (I used my Olfa rotary cutter. ) Line the 4 1/2 inch line up with your seam to get a straight cut through the middle.

Each large block should have been cut into 4 squares like this.

Swap top right and bottom left squares in each block. You may also decide to swap square between blocks. Stitch together using 1/2 inch seam allowance.

Cut your border fabric into 3″ strips. Sew strips to each side of your quilt. Trim even with the quilt. Then sew strips to top and bottom of quilt. Trim even.

Layer your quilt. My favorite batting to pair with Cuddle® fabric is Nature-Fil™ Bamboo Blend Batting because it is almost as soft as Cuddle® fabric itself.

I prefer to use basting spray to keep the layers in place while I quilt. (I like 505® Spray and Fix Temporary Fabric Adhesive by Odif) I lay my quilt out on my batting. Pull half the quilt back at a time, spray the batting with the basting spray, then smooth the quilt back out. Repeat for the other half. Trim the batting to match your quilt top. Then flip over and repeat to add your backing.

Quilt as desired. See our tips for machine quilting with Cuddle® if you’re unfamiliar. I used my home quilting machine to stitch-in-the-ditch around each of the colored and black squares. The fabric is so wonderfully plush that you really have to look to see the stitching afterward. Trim you backing even with the front.

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OMGoodness…. I know what I am making my 26 yr. old daughter now for Christmas…. She loves Purple and she will LOVE this Disappearing-Nine-Patch quilt with the Body pillow! I Love Shannon’s Cuddle Fabric! So Cuddly 😉 !!